going to hell in a handbasket

is hell

a real place?

fire and brimstone

and all

that jazz?

can there really be eternal

damnation.

and if so, who deserves

to be there?

right away

you go to the top of the list.

Hitler.

of course,

and then work

your way down from

all the evil

leaders of the world

that have come

and gone.

then the serial killers,

prosperity preachers,

a few priests

and boy scout leaders,

but then you start adding

in people like

that pillow guy

who is on tv all the time

selling pillows,

used car salesmen,

and that woman

in your neighborhood

who runs the HOA

board.

by the time you're done

with the list,

you realize what a crowded

place hell

must be, if it does exist.